THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JAMES MADISON AFTER THE WAR OF 1812 THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The court decided that the Federal Government had the right and power to set up a Federal bank and that states did not have the power to tax the Federal Government. Marshall ruled in favor of the Federal Government and concluded, “the power to tax involves the power to destroy."
Detailed explanation-2: -Maryland. On March 6, 1819, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in McCulloch v. Maryland that Congress had the authority to establish a federal bank, and that the financial institution could not be taxed by the states.
Detailed explanation-3: -On March 6, 1819, barely three days after the last oral argument in McCulloch v. Maryland, Chief Justice John Marshall announced the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision. The court ruled in favor of the bank and against the right of the states to tax it.
Detailed explanation-4: -McCulloch v. Maryland is one of the most important Supreme Court cases in US history. It helped shape what the United States government looks like today by reaffirming the supremacy clause of the Constitution. It also set a precedent in how balancing power between the federal government and states.